Delighted to join @rmuriaas.bsky.social's ERC SUCCESS workshop, examining political careers & seniority through a gendered lens, to share research on the impact of political violence on political careers in Ireland. Honoured to join a great group of scholars for this 2-day workshop. @erc.europa.eu

New report from Prof Pauline Cullen of @maynoothuniversity.ie in conjunction with @nwc.bsky.social, demonstrates that women's presence in decision-making structures in Ireland, diversifies policy agenda & increases emphasis on social justice matters www.nwci.ie/learn/articl...

It's great to see the publication of the second paper from our "queer pollies" project exploring the social media harassment of LGBTQIA+ politicians during the 2022 Australian federal election. It's also Open Access! #AusPol @eliseinthewoods.bsky.social gosiami.bsky.social @jackhayes.bsky.social

Excited to see our Bluesky paper featured in @davidakin.bsky.social’s daily roundup newsletter. Read more about our results here: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Mary ‘May’ McGee: The dignified Irish mother who took on the might of the State and became a feminist icon www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

@ucc.ie comes into its own in autumn

Fantastic to hear Sinéad Burke, renowned advocate, educator & CEO of Tiltng the Lens speak with Dr Avril Hutch of @ucc.ie EDI this lunchtime. An expansive & honest conversation about disability, accessibility & education. GRMA & comhghairdeas Sinéad on your honorary doctorate from UCC today.

Catherine Connolly wins Irish presidential election to become 10th President of Ireland & third woman to hold the office. www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic... #comhghairdeas #moremná

'Leading the Way', written with John Ger O'Riordan and Anne Twomey and published by Cork City Libraries is being launched by the Lord Mayor on 11 November 🚀. It is the 11th book with my name on the cover and I am proud of all of them! @ucc.ie @jfcryan.bsky.social @joh2024.bsky.social

Something to read on the eve of the 4th FFP ministerial 2 yrs of work; from authors to editors really proud to have worked with so many awesome feminists++ on this & the best co-editors a girl could wish for @columbaachilleos.bsky.social & @thomsonjennifer.bsky.social - the smartest minds! 🙏🏾

The website for my forthcoming book, Elect Women for a Change: The Path to Gender Parity in Politics, is now live! www.paritypolitics.org Reach out if you might be interested in having me come give a talk! The book will be published by Polity in February 2026. Gendersky Polisky

Thanks again to wonderful editor @sonjatiernan.bsky.social for opportunity to contribute to #Saothar50. Having this opportunity to write about how Irish housewives felt about their unpaid labour in the home & how their experiences inspired #activism has been brilliant. #womensgrassrootsactivism

In Irish Political Studies, Yvonne Galligan & I examine the electoral performance of women candidates in the 2024 general election and reflect back on the implementation of the legislative gender quota in three general elections - doi-org.ucc.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/0790... & hdl.handle.net/10468/17999

Reflecting on party behaviour & the legislative gender quota in Ireland in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social - doi.org/10.1017/S174.... Relying on the “add-on” route to bolster female candidacy, with some candidates announced quite late in the campaign & selected to unwinnable contests = stagnant change.

The Department of Government & Politics @ucc.ie will host a research conference on Wednesday 17th September to mark its 25th birthday! All welcome to attend. For info on schedule, venue & registration please see: www.ucc.ie/en/governmen... @uccresearch.bsky.social

Thank you (and all) for attending @karinakosped.bsky.social Questions, feedback & advice were super helpful.

Topical & important roundtable discussion at #ecprgc2025 @ecpr.bsky.social examining threats & harassment directed at political scientists. The extent of harassment experienced, varies by topic researched & researchers' identity. Calls for more institutional supports to protect academic freedom

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 In her Notes From the Field "Reflecting on Legislative Gender Quotas in Ireland" @fionamaybuckley.bsky.social reflects on the role of political parties in the stagnation of electoral gender parity in Ireland 🇮🇪 . gendersky polisky buff.ly/9Vc51v8

Check out my new paper with Andra Pascu-Lindner @ejpgjournal.bsky.social. Using survey experiments, we show that voters do not view potential women PMs as less competent in forming governments or less influential over policy outputs when compared to men. Read more:

#OpenAccess from @politicsgenderj.bsky.social - Reflecting on Legislative Gender Quotas in Ireland - cup.org/4owsa55 - @fionamaybuckley.bsky.social #FirstView

New job opportunity! Come work with me at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social on my major project on the political representation of men. You: PhD in relevant area, strong quantitative methods skills, interest in representation. The job: 18 months full-time, London or remote qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

Thanks to all at the @wcorklitfest.bsky.social for a organising a wonderful evening of chat, reflections & writing tips from Graham Norton.

RTE news : Westmeath council elects first female Cathaoirleach www.rte.ie/news/leinste...

Thanks to @psawomenpol.bsky.social & @gain-centre.bsky.social for hosting a fab conference this week in @unisouthampton.bsky.social with excellent research, examining women, gender & politics. @jess-smith.bsky.social @elizabethjevans.bsky.social @emiliabelknap.bsky.social #LeahMcCabe #Southampton

Honoured to host an in conversation with Profs Fiona Mackay and Yvonne Galligan to celebrate the amazing contribution they have made to academia and specifically the study of gender and politics

Thank you so much @jess-smith.bsky.social @emiliabelknap.bsky.social @elizabethjevans.bsky.social and Leah McCabe for organising this wonderful event. Lovely to meet a lot of great people working on Gender Politics. @gain-centre.bsky.social @psawomenpol.bsky.social

A brilliant couple of days this week in Maynooth University at the Equitas Conference. Open & honest panel discussions & workshops about the challenges & opportunities for EDI & ESVH work right now across the HEI sector. Great to also share our HEA-funded toolkit on Engaging Men in Gender Equality.

*PSA EVENT* Troubled Times: #Gender & #Politics in the 21st Century. Organised by PSA #Women & Politics group @psawomenpol.bsky.social. 📆 17 - 18 June, at Gender & Inequalities (GAIN) Centre @unisouthampton.bsky.social. ➡️ Register

Fabulous to speak at the Massachusetts State House about the 2024 general election on a panel with Prof Gary Murphy yesterday. Thanks to Prof Mary Murphy & Boston College for the invitation & to Rep John Lawn for arranging everything in the State House.

The ERC have given me 5 years to figure out what Europeans really think about democracy. If you would like to come and join me in the endeavour, then I am currently hiring a postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social. Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky

My book launch is tomorrow. I’ll be chatting to Aditya Chakrabortty about all things contemporary politics and how we can make sense of it. Anyone in Bath/Bristol, come along!

Executive Summary from the 2025 Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Report makes for some sobering reading. For full report, see www.v-dem.net/publications...

Catch Dr Michelle Maher on panel discussion with @tbuczkowska.bsky.social Brid SmithTD & @hazelchu.bsky.social in Solas Room 2pm today @dcu #womeninleadership #womeninpolitics

The IPU-UN Women Map - Global rankings for women in executive and government www.ipu.org/resources/pu... @ipuparliament.bsky.social @womenforelection.bsky.social @seeherelected.bsky.social @nwc.bsky.social

How does the “mental load” of taking care of family and household influence decisions about participating in public life? In a new @bjpols.bsky.social paper w @annanhelgoy.bsky.social we use a survey experiment priming domestic mental load to find out. doi.org/10.1017/S000... 🧵 1/9

Gen Z men & women most divided on gender equality, global study by @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social & @giwlkings.bsky.social shows @ipsosgroup.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gen-z-m...

Enjoyed presenting at the Annual Meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies in lovely Savannah, Georgia. Great to catch up with Peter McLoughlin, Eamonn Wall, Cian McMahon and so many other scholars!

📢 New #PAG20 Book Review 📚 Anne Van Bavel reviews 'Gender and Violence Against Political Actors' by @elinbja.bsky.social & @parzetterberg.bsky.social. This edited volume highlights the theoretical and methodological tools scholars use to study gendered violence in politics. buff.ly/3WPkT46

'Violence against politicians in Ireland' with Lisa Keenan & Mack Mariani. We find gender differences in the prevalence & nature of political violence, with women more likely to be targeted & more frequently subjected to psychological violence doi.org/10.1080/0790... @uccresearch.bsky.social

This is excellent news - not least because it is a tired fallacy that DEI and merit are mutually exclusive. DEI *promotes* merit by expanding the talent pool beyond the same few faces. No-one who truly believes in merit should be afraid of increasing the competition!

Congratulations @aodhquinlivan.bsky.social www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

@lloislanel.bsky.social's new biography on Irish revolutionary Mary MacSwiney examines the MacSwiney family's lasting impact, from Terence's MacSwiney's death on hunger strike to political maneuvering during the Civil War. 🔗Preorder at ucdpress.ie or bookshops nationwide 📸: @nlireland.bsky.social

On Tuesday March 25th in Bath, I will be in conversation with the brilliant Aditya Chakrabortty to mark the launch of my new book, HOW TO THINK ABOUT POLITICS. Tickets are free, you can book and find more details here — tiny.cc/HTTAPlaunch

Funded PhD opportunity with the University of Sheffield and the History of Parliament on Irish MPs in the 19th century House of Commons. Application deadline 5 March 2025. For further details, see the links here: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/n...

Are you interested in hearing about our research findings on how the border has shaped women's lives? All welcome to our report launch on the 19th of February. Please register by following the link. www.ucc.ie/en/sociology...

‘It’s 2025 not 1955’: Just six women appointed Ministers of State while FF’s Robert Troy handed ministerial return www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

6/23 (26%) Ministers of State are women, down from 6/20 (30%) in outgoing Gov. This, coupled with decrease of women appointed to cabinet means just nine of 38 minsters are women (23.7%),well below the Europe & North America avg of 32.5%. #notgoodenough @womenforelection.bsky.social @nwc.bsky.social